bonbons

\bɔ̃.bɔ̃\

/\bɔ̃.bɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“bonbons” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,346
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de bonbon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bonbons · bonbons · French

bonbons · rank #8,346 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,346
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH brève

Nearest frequency peer: brève (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bonbons »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bonbons » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bonbons vs boutons
71% similar
bonbons vs boulons
71% similar
bonbons vs bourbons
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bonbons
PropertyValue
Headwordbonbons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bɔ̃.bɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,346
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bonbons »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).bonbonsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « brève » (#8,347), « bizarrement » (#8,344), « Burkina » (#8,348). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bonbons » est au #8,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bonbons (IPA \bɔ̃.bɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,346 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de bonbon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bonbons, with forms such as "bbonbons", "bnobons", and "bobnons". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "boutons", "boulons", "bourbons", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is bonbons, spelled B-O-N-B-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de bonbon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bonbons appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans le domaine de la confiserie, la machine 770 à envelopper des bonbons unitaires de forme carrée ou rectangulaire, à les grouper et à les surenvelopper en un stick unitaire de 6, 8 ou 10 bonbons.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbonbons
  • bnobons
  • bobnons
  • bonbbons
  • bonbnos
  • bonbonns
  • bonbonss
  • bonbosn
  • bonnbons
  • bonobns
  • obnbons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bonbons - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbonbons1bnobons2bobnons2bonbbons1bonbnos2bonbonns1bonbonss1bonbosn2
Edit distance from "bonbons"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bonbons"?
"bonbons" is spelled B-O-N-B-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \bɔ̃.bɔ̃\.
What does "bonbons" mean?
As a noun, "bonbons" means: Pluriel de bonbon.
What words are commonly confused with "bonbons"?
"bonbons" is commonly confused with "boutons", "boulons", "bourbons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bonbons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bonbons" is \bɔ̃.bɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bonbons" come from?
"bonbons" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bonbons", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Burkina#8,348calibre#8,350allumer#8,329concret#8,363

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

batailles11 variantssoulever11 variantsemporté11 variantsenvoient11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list